GRE Word List
EMISSARY
one designated as the agent of another : representative
The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consort | associate |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |